Nation Aug 26 Baltimore’s mayor calls Trump’s threats to send in troops ‘political theater’ By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz
Politics Aug 25 WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks out before being detained by ICE in Baltimore "This administration has hit us hard, but I want to tell you guys something: God is with us, and God will never leave us,” Abrego Garcia said, speaking through a translator. “God will bring justice to all the injustice we… By Brian Witte, Ben Finley, Associated Press
Politics Aug 24 Trump expands targets for possible military deployment to more Democratic-led cities President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to an offer by Maryland's governor to join him in a tour of Baltimore by saying he might instead “send in the ‘troops.’”… By Jonathan J. Cooper, Leah Askarinam, Associated Press
Nation Aug 22 Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from Tennessee jail to rejoin family in Maryland and await trial The Salvadoran national’s case became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported in March. Facing a court order, the Trump administration brought him back to the U.S. in June, only to detain him on criminal charges. By Travis Loller, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press
Nation Aug 13 Watch 2:46 How Maryland’s riverkeepers protect the state’s waterways Fred Tutman is the riverkeeper of Maryland’s longest and deepest intrastate waterway. He's an advocate for the Patuxent River and one of the longest-serving waterkeepers in the Chesapeake region. Our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, traveled to… By Chaeeun Yoo, Tomas Rubio, Kyra Svab, Cori Kipps, Marie Cusick
Aug 13 Trump lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench meets skepticism in court By Lea Skene, Associated Press A judge is considering why it was necessary for the Trump administration to sue Maryland's entire federal bench over an order stopping the immediate deportation of immigrants challenging their removals. Continue reading
Jun 25 Trump administration sues Maryland federal judges over order blocking immediate removal of immigrants By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press One of the Maryland judges named as a defendant in Tuesday's lawsuit, Paula Xinis, has called the administration's deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador illegal. Continue reading
Jun 02 Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Maryland law was passed after the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that killed 20 children and six adults. Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Kermit the Frog delivers commencement speech at University of Maryland By Associated Press Members of the University of Maryland’s class of 2025 received their diplomas Thursday evening with sage advice from the amphibious Muppet ringing in their ears. Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: Attorneys react to latest Kilmar Abrego Garcia hearing where judge called Trump administration’s explanation ‘inadequate’ By Ben Finley, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is inadequate, describing the government’s reasoning for withholding information as “take my word for it.”… Continue reading